Buckminster Fuller: Poet Of Geometry

Illustrator Cole Gerst paints a cohesive picture of the icon's prescient approach to design

Buckminster Fuller’s utopian design vision, unrivaled in the 20th century and anchored by his famous reinvention of geodesic domes, reflected the polymath’s philosophy that flexible thinking, good design and an honest desire for progress could solve humanity’s woes once and for all. Designer and artist Cole Gerst has been a devotee of Fuller’s works and ideas for more than a decade, but he found that …

General Manufacturing Wilson Keyring

Simple style put to good use

Recently launched with the mission to produce beautiful, simple objects for everyday use, General Manufacturing Concern is the latest project by former Best Made Co. designer Hunter Criaghill. The Brooklyn-based brand translates the refined design aesthetic of Best Made to practical objects like the Wilson Keyring, a basic brass ring molded from a single piece of 1/8 inch wire, which stays closed by tension while …

70% Table by Anna Þórunn

Nesting tables inspired by Iceland's collective sweet tooth

Whether it’s a cookie factory turned into a hostel or, in this case, furniture inspired by candy, Icelandic design is often conscious of the country’s collective sweet tooth. Driven by childhood memories of Reykjavik’s old chocolate factory—and the rich smells that would blanket the city on a clear summer day—Icelandic product designer Anne Þórunn created the 70% table in the image of her favorite dark …